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Definition cleat
Etymology
From Middle English clete, from Old English *cl?at, cl?ot, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (�firm lump�), from Proto-Indo-European *gelewd-, from *gley- (�to glue, stick together, form into a ball�). Cognate with Dutch kloot (�ball; testicle�) and German Klo�. See also clay and clout.
Noun
cleat (plural cleats)
- A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
- (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
- A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction. (See cleats.)
Verb
cleat (third-person singular simple present cleats, present participle cleating, simple past and past participle cleated)
- To strengthen with a cleat.
- (nautical) To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.
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